CLASS 10 [biology♧]

How do organism reproduce

1. State one genetically different feature between sperms and eggs of humans. What is its consequence?
2. List two advantages of vegetative reproduction practised in case of an orange plant.
3. What is gametogenesis?
4. How does growing embryo get nutrition from the mother’s blood?
5. Define the term puberty. List two changes observed in girls at the time of puberty.
6. What is meant by asexual reproduction? List its any two different forms
7. Name an organism which reproduces by spore formation. List three conditions
favourable for spores to germinate and grow.
8. DNA copies generated during reproduction will be similar but may not be identical to the original.” Justify this
statement.
9. List two advantages of practising vegetative propagation in plants. Select two plants raised by this method from the list
given below:
Banana, Gram, Pea, Rose, Tomato, Wheat.
10. List the parts of human male reproductive system which contribute fluid to the semen. State two advantages semen
offers to the sperms.
11. would a planaria cut vertically into two halves regenerate into two new individuals?
12. In tobacco plant male gamete have 24 chromosome. What is the number of chromosome in female gamete? What is
the number of chromosome in zygote?
13. how are general growth and sexual maturation different from each other.
14. what would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote. How is the sperm genetically different
from egg.
15. Can you consider cell division as a type of reproduction in unicellular organism? Give one reason.
16. Give two reasons for the appearance of variations among the progeny formed by sexual reproduction.
17. Why does bread mould grow profusely on a moist slice of bread rather than on a dry slice of bread?
18. Name the two types of germ-cells present in human beings. How do they structurally differ from each other? Give two
differences.
19. Write any two differences between binary fission and multiple fission in a tabular form as observed in cells of
organisms.
20. List any four modes of asexual reproduction.
21. Why is DNA copying an essential part of the process of reproduction?
22. Which parts of plants can grow vegetatively?
23. What happens when a mature Spirogyra filament attains considerable length?
24. List two unisexual flowers.
25. What is regeneration? State a reason why a more complex organism cannot give rise to new individuals through this
method.
26. What is reproduction? What are its two types? Which one of the two confers new characteristics on the offsprings and
how?
27. Mention the mode of reproduction used by (a) Amoeba (b) Planaria.
28. (a)Name the information source of making proteins in the cell. State two basic events in reproduction
. (b)State the method used for growing rose.
29. (a) State what type of method is used for growing jasmine plant.
(b) Name the largest cell present in the human body.
30. Write the full form of DNA. Name the part of the cell where it is located. Explain its role in the process of reproduction
of the cell.
31. Explain vegetative propagation with the help of two examples. List two advantages of vegetative propagation
32. Why are testes placed outside the abdominal cavity in the scrotal sac?
33. List any three differences between pollination and fertilisation
34. What does HIV stand for? Is AIDS an infectious disease? List any four modes of spreading AIDS.
35. Expand AIDS. List any four methods of prevention (control) of AIDS.
36. Explain the following methods of contraception giving one example of each:
(i) Barrier method (ii) Hormonal imbalance method (iii) Surgical method.
37. List and explain in brief three methods of contraception.
38. Illustrate the following with the help of suitable diagrams:
(i) Binary Fission in Amoeba. (ii)Leaf of Bryophyllum with buds .(iii) Regeneration in Planaria. (iv) Budding in Hydra.
39. Illustrate the following with the help of suitable diagrams:
(i) Spore formation in Rhizopus. (ii)Multiple fission in Plasmodium.
40. (a) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D and E.
(b) Where do the following functions occur?
(i) Production of an egg (ii) Fertilisation (iii) Implantation of zygote.
(c) What happens to the lining of uterus:
(i) before release of a fertilised egg? (ii) if no fertilisation occurs?
41. (a) Draw a diagram showing germination of pollen on stigma of a flower.
(b) Label pollen grain, male germ- cells, pollen tube and female germ-cell in the above
diagram.
(c) How is zygote formed?
42. Draw a longitudinal section of a flower and label the following parts:
(i) Part that produces pollen grain. (ii)Part that transfers male gametes to the female gametes.
(iii) Part that is sticky to trap the pollen grain. (iv) Part that develops into a fruit.
43. (a) Explain the role of placenta in the development of human embryo.
(b) Give example of two bacterial and two viral sexually transmitted diseases. Name the most effective contraceptive
which prevents spread of such diseases.
44. (a) What is fragmentation in organism? Name a multicell-ular organism which reproduces by this method.
(b) What is regeneration in organism? Describe regeneration in Planaria with the help of a suitable diagram.
45. Describe in brief the role of (i) testis (ii) seminal vesicle, (iii) vas deferens, (iv) ureter and (v) prostate gland in human
male reproductive system.
46. State in brief the changes that take place in a fertilised egg (zygote) till birth of the child in the human female
reproductive system. What happens to the egg when it is not fertilised?
47. During favourable conditions, Amoeba reproduces by which mode.
48. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is called_____.
49. Bryophyllum can be propagated vegetatively by -------
50. In a potato, vegetative propagation takes place by____
51. Vegetatively propagated plants
(a) do not bear roots (b) do not bear buds
(c) are genetically similar (d) are genetically dissimilar
52. Spirogyra reproduce by———
53. In Rhizopus, tubular thread like structures bearing sporangia at their tips are called____.
54. Plants like banana, rose, jasmine, orange have lost the capacity to produce
(a) seeds (b) buds (c) flower (d) roots
55. The flower of the Hibiscus plant is_____
56. The part of the flower which is present in the centre of the flower is_____.
57. The seed that contains the future plant is called the
(a) cotyledons (b) seed coat (c) germ cells (d) embryo
58. The period of pregnancy is called____.
59. The process of release of eggs from the ovary is called_____
60. The period during adolescence when the reproductive tissues begin to mature is called___.
61. Along the path of the vas-deferens the secretions of which gland provide nutrition to the sperms?
(a) Prostate glands (b) Seminal vesicles (c) Scrotum (d) Urinary bladder
62. Which among the following diseases is not sexually transmitted?
(a) Syphyllis (b) Hepatitis (c) HIV-AIDS (d) Gonorrhea
63. Which of the following method of contraception protects from acquiring sexually trans¬mitted
diseases?
(a) Surgery (b) Condoms (c) Copper-T (d) Oral-pills
64. , In human males, the testes lie in the scrotum, because it helps in the____.
65. What is the most common method of reproduction in majority of fungi and bacteria